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HOTEL RO0M REGISTER.

Patented June 4, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PAT T OFFICE.

CHARLES H. GREENLEAF, OF BOSTON, MASsAeHUsETTs, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF ToWILLIAM A. TRACY, OF NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

HOTEL ROOM-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 404,898, dated June 4,1889.

Application filed January 31, 1889. Serial No. 298,254. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. GREEN- LEAF, of Boston, in the county ofSuffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Hotel Room- Registers, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of this invention is to provide a hotel room-register whichwill not only be simple in construction, but also save space andfacilitate the work of the clerk or other person in charge.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of referenceindicate like parts, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improvement inhotel room-registers. Fig. 2 is a similar View with a portion of theleaves swung forward toward the left in order that the card belonging toa particular room may be reached and examined. Fig. 3 is a transversevertical section on line 00, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section online y, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is an enlarged vertical section of a singlecard-receptacle.

A A represent a rectangular frame of wood or other material, providedwith a number (in this instance six) of vertical rods or shafts B, whoseends are held in the top and bottom rails A of the frame. These shaftsmay be fixed in said rails A or have bearings in them, as desired. Oneach of these shafts is a long narrow leaf 0, preferably metallic, whichis fixed to the shaft if the shaft can turn, but is loose upon it if theshaft is fixed, so that these leaves can swing easily to the right orleft, as may be desired. The normal position of the leaves is swungtoward the right, as in Fig. 1, the eX- treme right-hand leaf lyingagainst a post D, whose ends are supported by the rails A, and the otherleaves resting each against its right-hand neighbor. When the leaves areswung toward the left, (see Fig. 2,) the extreme left-hand leaf liesagainst the left upright rail of the frame, and the other leaves resteach against its left-hand neighbor" WVashers b are preferably placed onthe shafts B between the upper and lower ends of the leaves and therails A. The leaves are held upon the shafts B by simply bending theirrear edges 0' around said shafts, as shown in Fig. 4, preferably fromthe rear forward around the shafts. On each leaf are secured anumber ofhorizontal T-shaped partitions or rests E, (in this instance eight,)thus leaving seven spaces in which cards H may be slid, said cardsbearing the names of the guests occupying the rooms corresponding to thenumbers placed upon the flanged or flat portions E, Fig. 5, of thepartitions E above, and any other desired memoranda. The numbers, beingplaced on the righthand portion of the partitions, are always in sightwhen the register is in its normal position, (shown in Fig. 1,) andportions of the cards in position are also visible.

In Fig. 1 two cards are shown, showing that two rooms are occupied; inFig. 2, four, and in Fig. 3 five cards are shown. To turn to any roomsayroom 26swing the leaf next left of it back toward the left, as shown inFig. 2, and the whole of the leaf bearing that number is exhibited. Thuseach cardcompartmentis readily accessible, every roomnumber is in sight,and a portion of each compartment, and the entire register is compactand occupies very little space.

I am aware that photographic picture-cases have been constructed withleaves or frames hinged to intermediate pieces in such a manner thatthey can be swung backagainst each other. Ido not therefore claim,broadly, a swinging leaf or series thereof adapted to hold cards.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

In a hotel room-register, the combination of the frame A, the series ofparallel rods or shafts B, Whose ends are held in said frame, the seriesof leaves 0, turning or swinging on said rods or shafts, each leaf beingintegral and swinging bodily and provided with recesses or spacesseparated by partitions adapted for the easy insertion, withdrawal, andholding of cards or slips, on which may be written the names, 650., ofguests, said partitions being provided near their outer ends withcharacters indicating the different rooms, and a Stop piece or rod D,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

CHARLES H. GREENLEAF.

Witnesses:

HENRY W. WILLIAMS, J. M. HARTNETT.

